Best Places76225, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76225, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
76225 ranks 13,222nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 76225
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
76225's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76225 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 144 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 76225 ranks low
- Short commute35.4 minutes each way, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76225
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76225 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $81,729; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 76225's effective rate of 0.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76225
76225's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 76225.
Who works in 76225, and how
Work in 76225 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 76225
76225 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 76225 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76225, month by month
76225 sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 55° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 76225
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 49 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 76225
Schools across 76225 average a B+, better than 73% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
Top middle schools
- Alvord MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Bowie J HC+ · 36% proficient
- Mccarroll MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Decatur H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Alvord H SB · 48% proficient
- Chico H SC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76225 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76225 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 76225 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76225
Is 76225 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76225 ranks 13,222nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and state finances, and lowest on long commutes and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76225 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $328,290. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $81,729 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 76225 safe?
76225 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $354 per resident a year.
Compare 76225 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76225. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76225 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
76225 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76225: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76225: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76225: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76225: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76225 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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